Monday, February 27, 2012

Today's gift to yourself . . . .

Happy Monday, my friends! Want to get your week off to a great start? Here's something you can do for yourself that will free your mind and open your heartmore than you can ever imagine......

Do it for YOU!When you hold on to hurtful feelings, it is you who suffers. Do not allow the offender to continue to have this hold on you any longer. Do it for your own well being. Holding on to resentment is destructive, and you have the power to stop the ongoing pain, anger or hurt. Take the moral high ground and let it go. It will do more for your mind, body & spirit than a year's worth of exercise! Forgiveness does not mean that you are wrong, or the other person is right. It simply means that you have made a decision to stop letting it eat away at your soul. Think of it as today's gift to yourself.

4 comments:

Hi Connie,I didn't get to say goodbye today. Wanted to let you know that your daily entries inspire and lift me up. Especially todays, yesterday something happened and I have been letting it eat at me....I just let it go. Thank you,Cyndi

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Hi! I'm Connie. Thank you for visiting my blog. I am using this space to share words of encouragement, lift spirits, inspire others, and share beautiful photography. It is my hope that I can make a difference in the lives of others, by encouraging them to make the most of theirs.

Try to make at least 3 people smile each day!

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Highlighted in Yellow . . .

from the book A New Earth. . . .

"If you are not spending all of your waking life in discontent, worry, anxiety, depression, despair, or consumed by other negative states; if you are able to enjoy simple things like listening to the sound of the rain or the wind; if you can see the beauty of clouds moving across the sky or be alone at times without feeling lonely or needing the mental stimulus of entertainment; if you find yourself treating a complete stranger with heartfelt kindness without wanting anything from him or her . . . it means that a space has opened up, no matter how briefly, of alive peace, even though it may be subtle. . . . ."

"So when you appreciate something simple - a sound, a sight, a touch - when you see beauty, when you feel loving kindness toward another, sense the inner spaciousness that is the source and background to that experience. . . . ."

"Be still. Look. Listen. Be present."

So many books...so little time

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink

Be by Kobi Yamada

Believe by Dan Zadra & Kobi Yamada

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Infinite Possibilities by Mike Dooley

Live Good by Kobi Yamada

Making Your Dreams Come True by Marsha Weider

Talking Like The Rain - a children's book of poetry - Illustrated by Jane Dyer

The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz

The Little Things by Kobi Yamada

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

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